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Bishop at funeral Mass for priest who died by suicide: ‘Jesus is here and comforts us’

September 4, 2025 Catholic News Agency 3

Father Rafael Ángel Ciro. / Credit: Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey

ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 4, 2025 / 15:54 pm (CNA).
The bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, Kevin J. Sweeney, offered the funeral Mass for Father Rafael Ángel Ciro, a 45-year-old Colom… […]

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UPDATE: Pope Leo, patriarch in Lisbon pray for those killed, injured in cable car accident

September 4, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

The Ascensor da Glória funicular in Lisbon, Portugal, crashed on Sept. 3, 2025, killing 17 people and injuring at least 23. / Credit: Maragato1976 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 4, 2025 / 15:03 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday offered h… […]

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Patriarch of Lisbon, Portugal, prays for those killed and injured in cable car accident

September 4, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

The Ascensor da Glória funicular in Lisbon, Portugal, crashed on Sept. 3, 2025, killing 17 people and injuring at least 23. / Credit: Maragato1976 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 4, 2025 / 15:03 pm (CNA).
The patriarch of Lisbon, Rui Valér… […]

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Carlo Acutis’ teachers share their memories of him at school

September 4, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Sister Miranda Moltedo was the principal of Carlo’s elementary school when he was a student. / Credit: EWTN News

Rome Newsroom, Sep 4, 2025 / 13:57 pm (CNA).
Before he was known as a soon-to-be-saint, Carlo Acutis was simply a boy in a school u… […]

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No greater love: On the witness of priests on the battlefield

September 4, 2025 Donald Jacob Uitvlugt 5

Nearly sixty years ago, on September 4, 1967, a US military chaplain fell in the fields of Vietnam, killed while attempting to comfort and administer last rites to the wounded and dying. Fr. Vincent Capodanno, […]

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Pro-life group says late-term abortion clinic halted procedures after campaign against it

September 4, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

A late-term abortion clinic in Washington, D.C., has stopped taking appointments after a pro-life group campaigned against it. / Credit: SibRapid/Shutterstock

CNA Staff, Sep 4, 2025 / 12:44 pm (CNA).
Here’s a roundup of recent pro-life and abor… […]

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Pope Leo XIV discusses Gaza, 2-state solution with Israeli president

September 4, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Leo XIV meets with Israel President Isaac Herzog in a private audience at the Vatican on Sept. 4, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Sep 4, 2025 / 12:14 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV discussed the conflict in Gaza, including a two-state … […]

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Opponents urge Supreme Court to hear case as transgender plaintiff backs out

September 4, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Staff, Sep 4, 2025 / 11:32 am (CNA).
A transgender-identifying plaintiff in a major lawsuit being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court has requested that the court drop the case and reverse lower court … […]

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Man who brought weapons to California abbey described self as ‘angel of death,’ police say

September 4, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Mass at St. Michael’s Abbey in California. / Credit: “EWTN News In Depth”/Screenshot

CNA Staff, Sep 4, 2025 / 10:19 am (CNA).
A man arrested with a car full of weapons after threatening a California Catholic church told the parish he was an ang… […]

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Trump backs death penalty in all Washington, DC, murder cases; Catholic group objects

September 4, 2025 Catholic News Agency 2

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump has called for the death penalty for capital crimes in the District of Columbia and Catholic groups have pushed back. / Credit: Andrea Izzotti/Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, S… […]

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